I'm really confused. I was providing an example of why he might be using African-Americans as the subject of bigotry for such a question. Atwater happened to be

I'm really confused. I was providing an example of why he might be using African-Americans as the subject of bigotry for such a question. Atwater happened to be a prominently involved in politics with a great deal of influence over generations of ideologues, but this [particular thread starting with my example question] has nothing to do with politics directly. I never accused you of anything, so I'm again lost. Also, that was an either-or question...